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HB 181 · 2025 · House · Public Works and Highways Committee

State-maintained traffic signal preemption systems

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relative to making the state responsible for maintaining Opticom systems for fire and emergency on state roads and making an appropriation therefor.

Expands the department of transportation's responsibility to include maintenance of traffic signal preemption technology for fire and emergency vehicles and makes an appropriation for that purpose.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the House — Inexpedient to Legislate · March 6, 2025
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕House
  3. Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill expands the department of transportation's responsibility to include the maintenance of traffic signal preemption technology and makes an appropriation therefor.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

In the bill's words

Quoted verbatim from the bill as introduced. Passages chosen from the operative text.Computed by this site

“The sum of $1 is hereby appropriated to the department of transportation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, which shall be nonlapsing and expended for the purposes of funding maintenance of the traffic signal preemption technology systems used for emergency vehicles.”
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“The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for said sum out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.”
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“The department of transportation shall include in its biennial budget request under RSA 9:4 funding for any administrative costs related to the maintenance of the traffic signal preemption technology systems used for emergency vehicles.”
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Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Mark ProulxRPrime

Public testimony

5 signed in online

0% support100% oppose0% neutral

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Votes

yeanay
Starting text: Bill as introduced
  • Feb 11, 2025HouseCommittee report· consent calendar: Inexpedient to Legislate18–0
    Overall
    100% yea
  • Mar 6, 2025HouseVoice voteInexpedient to Legislateadopted

Hearings and debates

  • Jan 28, 2025Public hearingHouse Public Works and Highways48:50–50:261m 36slocated in the stream transcriptPublic Hearing
  • Feb 11, 2025Public hearingHouse Public Works and HighwaysWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamCommittee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate; Executive Session
  • Mar 6, 2025Floor debateHouse floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamInexpedient to Legislate — adopted, voice vote

Timestamps locate where this bill is taken up in the chamber's YouTube stream.

Legislative history

  1. Jan 8, 2025HouseIntroduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Public Works and Highways HJ 2 P. 9
  2. Jan 28, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 01/28/2025 10:30 am LOB 201
  3. Feb 11, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 02/11/2025 10:00 am LOB 201
  4. Feb 11, 2025HouseCommittee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/11/2025 (Vote 18-0; CC) HC 14 P. 13
  5. Mar 6, 2025HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/06/2025 HJ 7 P. 19

Coverage

No reporting linked yet.

Documents (PDF)

Bill text & amendments link direct to gc.nh.gov; committee reports stream from the state record.